Bhrigu-samhita [sanskrit]

by Members of the Sansknet Project | 2020 | 45,052 words

The Sanskrit text of the Bhrigu-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Vaikhanasa Agama section of the Pancaratra tradition and dates to at least 11th century (or earlier). The name “Bhrigusamhita” literally means “The Compendium of Bhrigu” and basically represents a work on Vaishnava theology. The English translation of the Bhrigu-samhita is indicatory only as it was performed by a translation software. Alternative titles: Bhṛgusaṃhitā (भृगुसंहिता), Bhṛgu-saṃhitā (भृगु-संहिता), Bhrgusamhita.

पर्यग्निपञ्चगव्याभ्यां संस्क्रत्य विधिना बुधः ।
बिंबं पुरुषसूक्तेन कलशैरभिषिच्य च ॥ ४५ ॥

paryagnipañcagavyābhyāṃ saṃskratya vidhinā budhaḥ |
biṃbaṃ puruṣasūktena kalaśairabhiṣicya ca || 45 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

The Buddha performed the ritualistic purification of the five cows and the fire. After sprinkling the image with the Puruṣa-sūkta, one should consecrate it with waterpots.

English translation by Google (2023)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (31.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancagavya, Vidhi, Budha, Budh, Bimba, Purushasukta, Kalasha, Abhishicya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.45). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “paryagnipañcagavyābhyāṃ saṃskratya vidhinā budhaḥ
  • paryagni -
  • paryagni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pañcagavyābhyām -
  • pañcagavya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    pañcagavya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • Cannot analyse saṃskratya*vi
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “biṃbaṃ puruṣasūktena kalaśairabhiṣicya ca
  • bimbam -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣasūktena -
  • puruṣasūkta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalaśair -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhiṣicya -
  • abhiṣicya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiṣicya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 31.45

Cover of edition (2020)

Bhṛgusaṃhitā (a text of the Vaikhānasa-tradition)
by Members of the Sansknet Project (2020)

Publisher: Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages (GRETIL), SUB Göttingen; Note: The Text is not Proof-read!

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